Senior Cloud Architect – Infrastructure Lead
Sereact
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Stuttgart • Germany
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About the role
- Design and evolve highly scalable microservices architecture capable of handling over 100,000 requests per second.
- Develop robust infrastructure that spans cloud and edge environments, incorporating dynamic workloads and real-time messaging.
- Lead the architecture of fault-tolerant, enterprise-grade messaging systems with strong SLAs and minimal latency.
- Design secure authentication mechanisms for edge machines, API key management, and secure service communication.
- Lead and mentor a team of 15+ infrastructure and cloud engineers; drive delivery and maintain engineering excellence.
- Set infrastructure strategy across cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and align it with business goals and product development roadmaps.
- Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines for rapid, safe deployment across multiple environments.
- Champion loose coupling, service-oriented architectures, and best practices for distributed systems at scale.
- Continuously profile and optimize infrastructure for latency, throughput, and cost-effectiveness.
- Partner with Robotics, AI, and Product teams to deliver robust, resilient platforms for real-world deployment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience designing cloud-native systems, with a strong record of success at scale.
- Proven leadership of teams (15+ engineers) in high-growth, mission-critical environments.
- Bonus: Former CTO and co-founder with end-to-end product delivery experience.
- Deep experience with AWS, GCP, and/or Azure, especially for global, high-volume systems.
- Strong understanding of hybrid cloud and edge computing infrastructure.
- Expertise in service orchestration, API security, messaging protocols (e.g., Kafka, MQTT), and microservices.
- Experience building and maintaining resilient CI/CD pipelines.
Benefits
- Wellpass (gym membership)
- Flexible working hours
- Option to work from home when needed
- Direct collaboration with founders and executives (depending on the job)
- A key role shaping the backbone of our company
- A motivated team and an open corporate culture
- Competitive compensation and excellent career development opportunities
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Hard Skills & Tools
microservices architecturecloud-native systemsCI/CD pipelinesAPI securitymessaging protocolsservice orchestrationinfrastructure optimizationfault-tolerant systemsdynamic workloadsreal-time messaging
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringteam managementstrategic alignmentengineering excellencecollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingdelivery managementdriving results
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Computer ScienceEngineering degree